Who's that on the other side of my fence?

Kona has a new neighbor.

Our next door neighbors just adopted a 2-yo spayed lab mix named Nala. Once she has had a chance to settle in (and get her spay stitches out), We're going to try introducing the two as potential playmates. She seems very calm and friendly. I hope she likes Kona OK.

Kona has been sniffing like mad through our fence as he hears her in the other yard. Once they meet, I'll try to take some pics of them together.

Spa week

We took the kids to Orlando this past week and Kona stayed at my mother's house, or –as dogs around the world know it– "THE BEST PLACE EVER!"

I swear, when I die, I want to reincarnate as a dog and belong to my mother and stepfather. These animals have it goooooood. 

Kona spent the week playing with Beau, romping in the woods, and getting all sorts of treats. He was one tired animal when he got home Saturday, but according to inside sources, he had a blast.

Mush!

We just got Kona an anti-pulling harness. It constricts around the chest when they pull the lead tight, discouraging the dog from yanking without choking them. We shall see how it works. Who knows? If it works well enough, come winter maybe he can pull a sled for the kids!

Caught in the act (of snoozing!)

Kona plays hard and sleeps hard.

Kona: 1 Swing set: 0

Last Fall, I posted a video of Kona playing tug of war with a rope hung from our old swing set. At the time I wondered what would give first: The rope, the swing set, or his teeth. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner (or loser, as the case may be).

That wasn't like that before.

So now I have to dismantle the thing and take it to the dump, because it's really not safe for the kids any more. I suppose a new swing set of some sort may be in order (they still play on it pretty regularly). If not, I'll have to find a new place to hang that rope for Kona, though. 

One Year Gone

It was one year ago today that Zeke passed and I still miss him terribly. Kona is a great comfort (even when he is bananas).  I think that one of the reasons I started writing this blog and posting pictures of Kona was that, when Zeke died, I realized I didn't really have all that many photos of him.

 I don't want to make that mistake again. 

 I miss you and love you, Zeke. Peace to you.

Some silliness

Playing with iMovie